# Elder Simms — The Mule-Bone character guide

> Elder Simms in The Mule-Bone by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Enter Elder Simms, Simms, The Mrs. Rev. Simms, Rev. Simms, Simms This sho

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i

## Snapshot

A newly arrived Methodist minister, small, ambitious, and eager to out-preach the town's old guard—Bible tucked under his arm, a lawsuit on his mind.

## Who they are

Elder Simms arrives in town as the Methodist congregation's fresh hope, determined to make his mark against the long-settled Baptist influence and Mayor Clark's swagger. He believes a good argument from Genesis to Revelation can win any case, and he is already dreaming of a new mayor once the dust settles. His rivalry with Clark and his hunger for a public win push him to the center of the town's escalating church-and-court feud.

## Relationships

### [Sister Lucy Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/sister_lucy_taylor)

_professional_

Elder Simms and Sister Lucy Taylor have a professional relationship as church leader and congregant, with spiritual guidance.

### [Sister Lucy Taylor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mule_bone_se/characters/sister_lucy_taylor)

_professional_

Elder Simms and Sister Lucy Taylor have a professional relationship as church leader and congregant, with spiritual guidance.

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